Old Maid (1874)
Playtime: 5
Min. Age: 4
Players: 2 - 6
Publisher: Drechsler, Jumbo, Otto Maier Verlag, Russell Manufacturing Company, Sondertyp-Zigaretten, Tower Press, Whitman, Birkel Teigwaren GmbH, Mudpuppy, Ravensburger, Esslinger Verlag J. F. Schreiber GmbH, Hoyle Products, Magtoys, HABA, ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, Diddl Spiele, Franz Schmidt, Porst-Spiel, Verlag für Lehrmittel Pössneck, Omnium-Waalwijk, PlayMobil Interactive, Michael Stanfield, Hensel's Drei Glocken, Creative Child Games, Bizerba, Richard Hauenstein, Cardinal, Carlit, General Mills, Nature Conservation, Cathay Pacific, Jogojoy, Spear's Games, Norisbank, (Unknown), Cartamundi, MGA Entertainment, Gramicus, AG Müller (AGMüller), Jos. Scholz, moses. Verlag GmbH, Toysmith, Tietz und Pinthus, Oriental Trading Company, Arrow Games Ltd, Paul Lamond Games Ltd, Frito-Lay, Granna, Garant Schoenmode, Jeux Stella, Oetinger Spiele, Selecta Spel en Hobby, Piatnik, Clifford Toys, Wild Party Games, The United States Playing Card Company, H. Reichardt, Melissa & Doug, Spin Master Ltd., Patch Products, Peaceable Kingdom, Arrco Playing Card Co., Parker Brothers, Walt Disney Productions (Disney), Heidmük-Verlag, Zynga, Western Publishing Company, Berliner Spielkarten, Brandstätter Group, P:OS Handels GmbH, Antwerpsche Hypotheekkas, LandesFeuerwehrVerband Bayern e.V., Warren Company, Lademann Forlagsaktieselskab, Milton Bradley, Hausser, Jeux FK, Muppets, Inc., Clown Games, Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag, Josef Hohlweg Wien, McLoughlin Brothers, Heraclio Fournier, Damm / Egmont, King Cards, Eldorado, ED-U-Cards Mfg, Otto Maier Benelux B.V., Paletti, Waddingtons, Pressman Toy Corp., Zahnärztekammer Schleswig Holstein, J. CH. Mellinger Verlag, Dagobert, Homann Erzeugnisse, Rudolf Forkel KG, Hallmark Games, Henbrandt Limited, Bielefelder Spielkarten, Die Spiegelburg, Schmidt Spiele, Walter Flechsig, Kärnan, Verlag Rudolf Forkel, Shuffle, Greenbrier International, Inc., Pestalozzi-Verlag, Roberts Brothers Games, Algazarra, Kaysons Novelty Co., Chad Valley Co Ltd., Jogojoy, Rewe, King International, Djeco, Simba Toys, Fisher Price, Chiefton Products Ltd., Falcon Games (I), Copag Cards, Dr. Herbert Schulze, Hamleys, Comas, Jewish Educational Toys, Mulder, Schwager & Steinlein, Cheatwell Games, Fundex, Teepe Sportverlag, VEB Landesdruckerei Sachsen, Waldman, Tampereen Paperikonttori Oy, danspil, Trefl, Obchodni Tiskárny, AMIGO, Bazoo Global, Fritz Schulz Jun, E. E. Fairchild Corporation, Andrews & Blaine, Vereinigte Kunstanstalten Senkeisen, Søstrene Grene, JA-RU Inc., Holtz & Willemsen, Editoy, Warren Paper Products Co., International Games, John Dickinson & Co, School Zone Publishing Company, W. H. Cornelius Ltd., (Self-Published), Dr. Rolf Ottmüller, Peliko Oy, Winning Moves International Ltd, Salamander, Invicta Games, H-B Productions, Inc., Anker Play Products, Sparkasse, Novel Toy Company, WHSmith, (Public Domain), KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH, Schaper, ThinkFun, Adolf Johnsons förlag, Chronicle Books, Music Games, F.X. Schmid, Green Giant Company, Ensslin & Laiblin, Haywire Group, Built-Rite, Fan Games, Ivory Tower Publishing, Papita, University Games, (Web published), Golden, IKEA, Volkswagen/Audi, CES, Horizon Group USA, Nathan, Pepys (Castell Brothers)
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Willy Mayrl, Eva-Maria Ott-Heidmann, Hans Meier-Freiberg, Lisbeth Honigsmann, Klemens Franz, Jim Davis, Vernon Grant, Markus Wagner, Rolf Kauka, Ingeborg Scherer, Walter Lantz, Ryan Noonan, Heinz Rodewald, Jens Schumacher, Racey Helps, Beatrice Braun-Fock, Werner Graichen, Robert Lips, Oliver Freudenreich, Harri Parschau, Eric Sturtevant, Benjamin Rabier, Anne Erler-Reichold, Stefan Senninger, Constanza Droop, Alex Graham, Annet Rudolph, Kevin Hill (II), Marilia Poggiali, Manfred Fischer, Karl Fischer, Ernst Stapelfeld, Thomas Goletz, Wolfgang de Haèn, Liesel Lauterborn, Hans Räde, Otto Pech, Janosch, Carl Olof Petersén, Dagmar Launhardt, Alex Portal, Friedrich Petersen, Herbert Zeise, Anja Wrede, Roger Hargreaves, Wilhelm Busch, Ludek Manásek, Senta Stein, Valeria Petrone, Dick Bruna, (Uncredited), Peyo, Hans-Joachim Behrendt
Mechanics: Hot Potato, Hand Management, Set Collection
Min. Age: 4
Players: 2 - 6
Publisher: Drechsler, Jumbo, Otto Maier Verlag, Russell Manufacturing Company, Sondertyp-Zigaretten, Tower Press, Whitman, Birkel Teigwaren GmbH, Mudpuppy, Ravensburger, Esslinger Verlag J. F. Schreiber GmbH, Hoyle Products, Magtoys, HABA, ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, Diddl Spiele, Franz Schmidt, Porst-Spiel, Verlag für Lehrmittel Pössneck, Omnium-Waalwijk, PlayMobil Interactive, Michael Stanfield, Hensel's Drei Glocken, Creative Child Games, Bizerba, Richard Hauenstein, Cardinal, Carlit, General Mills, Nature Conservation, Cathay Pacific, Jogojoy, Spear's Games, Norisbank, (Unknown), Cartamundi, MGA Entertainment, Gramicus, AG Müller (AGMüller), Jos. Scholz, moses. Verlag GmbH, Toysmith, Tietz und Pinthus, Oriental Trading Company, Arrow Games Ltd, Paul Lamond Games Ltd, Frito-Lay, Granna, Garant Schoenmode, Jeux Stella, Oetinger Spiele, Selecta Spel en Hobby, Piatnik, Clifford Toys, Wild Party Games, The United States Playing Card Company, H. Reichardt, Melissa & Doug, Spin Master Ltd., Patch Products, Peaceable Kingdom, Arrco Playing Card Co., Parker Brothers, Walt Disney Productions (Disney), Heidmük-Verlag, Zynga, Western Publishing Company, Berliner Spielkarten, Brandstätter Group, P:OS Handels GmbH, Antwerpsche Hypotheekkas, LandesFeuerwehrVerband Bayern e.V., Warren Company, Lademann Forlagsaktieselskab, Milton Bradley, Hausser, Jeux FK, Muppets, Inc., Clown Games, Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag, Josef Hohlweg Wien, McLoughlin Brothers, Heraclio Fournier, Damm / Egmont, King Cards, Eldorado, ED-U-Cards Mfg, Otto Maier Benelux B.V., Paletti, Waddingtons, Pressman Toy Corp., Zahnärztekammer Schleswig Holstein, J. CH. Mellinger Verlag, Dagobert, Homann Erzeugnisse, Rudolf Forkel KG, Hallmark Games, Henbrandt Limited, Bielefelder Spielkarten, Die Spiegelburg, Schmidt Spiele, Walter Flechsig, Kärnan, Verlag Rudolf Forkel, Shuffle, Greenbrier International, Inc., Pestalozzi-Verlag, Roberts Brothers Games, Algazarra, Kaysons Novelty Co., Chad Valley Co Ltd., Jogojoy, Rewe, King International, Djeco, Simba Toys, Fisher Price, Chiefton Products Ltd., Falcon Games (I), Copag Cards, Dr. Herbert Schulze, Hamleys, Comas, Jewish Educational Toys, Mulder, Schwager & Steinlein, Cheatwell Games, Fundex, Teepe Sportverlag, VEB Landesdruckerei Sachsen, Waldman, Tampereen Paperikonttori Oy, danspil, Trefl, Obchodni Tiskárny, AMIGO, Bazoo Global, Fritz Schulz Jun, E. E. Fairchild Corporation, Andrews & Blaine, Vereinigte Kunstanstalten Senkeisen, Søstrene Grene, JA-RU Inc., Holtz & Willemsen, Editoy, Warren Paper Products Co., International Games, John Dickinson & Co, School Zone Publishing Company, W. H. Cornelius Ltd., (Self-Published), Dr. Rolf Ottmüller, Peliko Oy, Winning Moves International Ltd, Salamander, Invicta Games, H-B Productions, Inc., Anker Play Products, Sparkasse, Novel Toy Company, WHSmith, (Public Domain), KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH, Schaper, ThinkFun, Adolf Johnsons förlag, Chronicle Books, Music Games, F.X. Schmid, Green Giant Company, Ensslin & Laiblin, Haywire Group, Built-Rite, Fan Games, Ivory Tower Publishing, Papita, University Games, (Web published), Golden, IKEA, Volkswagen/Audi, CES, Horizon Group USA, Nathan, Pepys (Castell Brothers)
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Willy Mayrl, Eva-Maria Ott-Heidmann, Hans Meier-Freiberg, Lisbeth Honigsmann, Klemens Franz, Jim Davis, Vernon Grant, Markus Wagner, Rolf Kauka, Ingeborg Scherer, Walter Lantz, Ryan Noonan, Heinz Rodewald, Jens Schumacher, Racey Helps, Beatrice Braun-Fock, Werner Graichen, Robert Lips, Oliver Freudenreich, Harri Parschau, Eric Sturtevant, Benjamin Rabier, Anne Erler-Reichold, Stefan Senninger, Constanza Droop, Alex Graham, Annet Rudolph, Kevin Hill (II), Marilia Poggiali, Manfred Fischer, Karl Fischer, Ernst Stapelfeld, Thomas Goletz, Wolfgang de Haèn, Liesel Lauterborn, Hans Räde, Otto Pech, Janosch, Carl Olof Petersén, Dagmar Launhardt, Alex Portal, Friedrich Petersen, Herbert Zeise, Anja Wrede, Roger Hargreaves, Wilhelm Busch, Ludek Manásek, Senta Stein, Valeria Petrone, Dick Bruna, (Uncredited), Peyo, Hans-Joachim Behrendt
Mechanics: Hot Potato, Hand Management, Set Collection
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Old Maid is a traditional children's game. You can buy a deck of cards designed for the game, but it can be easily played with a standard deck of cards:
Throw away all but one of the queens from the deck. You won't use the "extra queens" during play. (You may also want to throw out all black cards or all red cards to speed up the game). Deal all the cards out to the players. Players put down any pairs they have, then keep the rest of their cards in their hand, hidden from their opponents. From here on, take turns; on your turn, draw a card from any other player. If you made a pair, then put it down.
In the end, all cards except the "old maid" (the one queen left in the deck) will be down in pairs. Whoever holds that card loses! Everybody else wins!
The best part of this game is seeing another player draw the old maid away from you. You're supposed to keep it a secret when this happens (because other players will avoid drawing from the victim if they know that they risk the old maid by doing so), but young children usually laugh or gloat when the old maid gets taken from them. Adults playing can make the victim feel better by trying to draw the maid away from them.
Throw away all but one of the queens from the deck. You won't use the "extra queens" during play. (You may also want to throw out all black cards or all red cards to speed up the game). Deal all the cards out to the players. Players put down any pairs they have, then keep the rest of their cards in their hand, hidden from their opponents. From here on, take turns; on your turn, draw a card from any other player. If you made a pair, then put it down.
In the end, all cards except the "old maid" (the one queen left in the deck) will be down in pairs. Whoever holds that card loses! Everybody else wins!
The best part of this game is seeing another player draw the old maid away from you. You're supposed to keep it a secret when this happens (because other players will avoid drawing from the victim if they know that they risk the old maid by doing so), but young children usually laugh or gloat when the old maid gets taken from them. Adults playing can make the victim feel better by trying to draw the maid away from them.
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